Chevron Big Foot Drifters: Far Horizon Drifter ID 07279

This dataset contains information on Far Horizon Drifters (FHDs) for drifter ID 07279, deployed by Woods Hole Group (WHG) as part of Chevron’s Big Foot operations from October 2017 to December 2018. This specific drifter is part of a collection of 166 FHDs to monitor the Loop Current and associated eddies in the Gulf.

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Chevron Big Foot Drifter Data with ID 07279CSV
Chevron Big Foot Drifter data for drifter ID 07279 includes Loop Current and...
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Field	Value
Source	https://ugos.info/data/Chevron/
Data Profile Created	February 14, 2025, 22:03 (UTC)
Data Profile Last Updated	February 14, 2025, 22:06 (UTC)
Deployment Period	October 2017 - December 2018
Drifter Id	07279
Measured Features	Loop Current Eddies: Eddy Quantum, Eddy Quantum II, Eddy Revelle
Latitude Maximum	31.98
Latitude Minimum	20.48
Longitude Maximum	-77.77
Longitude Minimum	-90.64